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Niemann-Pick C disease is a storage disorder which affects the transport of cholesterol.
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specimen | Swab, Blood EDTA, Blood Heparin, Semen, Tissue |
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General information
Niemann-Pick C disease is a storage disorder which affects the transport of cholesterol. This metabolic disorder allows a certain kind of fat, sphingomyelin, of to accumulate in cells. Sphingomyelin, accumulates in lysosomes (membrane-bound organelles in cells). The lysosomes are cell compartiments, responsible for the digestion of biomolecules.
Clinical features
Cats shows signs referrable to the cerebellum.
Extra information
References
Pubmed ID: 28233346
Omia ID: 725